Antonio Conte has dropped big hint over the other two Tottenham stars who were absent vs Rangers

Antonio Conte unfortunately had to do without first-team regulars Ben Davies and Oliver Skipp through injury for Tottenham's 2-1 pre-season friendly win against Rangers on Saturday. The duo weren't the only players missing either as Sergio Reguilon, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele and Harry Winks once again remained behind in the capital after the head coach's decision to omit them from his South Korea tour plans.

However, there was also another two Tottenham players who didn't make the trip north of the border despite featuring in the Far East just over a week ago. The two in question were Harvey White and Troy Parrott.

Taking a 24-man squad with him to Ibrox, Conte and the Lilywhites were boosted by the return of five of the club's six new signings and Joe Rodon after missing out in South Korea. Positive Covid tests unfortunately saw Fraser Forster and Yves Bissouma unable to feature in their two games, while Ivan Perisic also didn't take to the pitch as he worked his way back to fitness from a calf issue.

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As well as the trio, the head coach also had fellow new arrivals Clement Lenglet and Djed Spence to pick from in Glasgow for the first time. There was simply no way Conte could give everyone satisfactory playing time and the fact the six players were back resulted in bad news for Parrott and White.

The pair didn't look out of place in the game time they were given in South Korea but the decision not to take them to Rangers does seem to indicate what comes next for them, especially Parrott. Enduring difficult loan spells at Millwall and Ipswich Town in 2020/21, the Republic of Ireland striker spent last campaign on loan